Layers of Meaning

Wendy Huhn - Humor Takes the Upper Hand

I love Wendy Huhn's work. The humor is outstanding; the work is just downright clever! I read somewhere (or at least I think I did) that years ago Wendy decided that her drawing wasn't good enough. So she developed her own style, which took advantage of her sense of design and used mechanical methods of reproduction to get around the drawing problem. This harkens back to my thinking that "style is based on limitations" and is a good example that we could all celebrate our limitations.

Wendy comments on her work: "My humorous approach to life and art manifests in a number of ways. I think of myself as a visual scavenger of imagery. The stories I tell through my work reflects the way I view the world ­ often a brass voice in a room of hushed tones. It is my wish that the viewer be drawn in, perhaps puzzle over and be amused by what they see."

image: 48 Feet by Wendy Huhn (Detail)